Help - Identify old coin - Ongoing Thread

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  1. Austacker

    Austacker Active Member

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    I came across this coin in an old album I bought at Auction a while back. It looks to be an old hammered coin ? And you can see where it has been clipped or filed around the edges. I don't know much more could be nothing, could be something ?

    Thanks for any help or where to start looking ? Approx 30mm diameter.

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    Captain Kookaburra Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Found this:

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    French Jeton Studeat Virtuti 16 the century
    Jeton of France under Charles IX, 1560-74
    Material: copper
    Diameter: 27.4 mm
    Thickness: 1.45 mm
    Weight: 5,1408 gram
    Exchange with Freek Groenendijk
    Front: STVDEAT. VIRTVTI "Freely translated: "she is virtuous" Standing woman (Victoria) of seen on top of the coat of arms of France, a Crown in each hand, flanked by two horns des abundance
    Downside: FORTVNA. VARIABILISFreely translated: "varying degrees of happiness" Fortuna, right, sitting on her wheel, a scythe and a key tenacious. For her the kneeling "time" (in the form of a bearded, winged Faun/forest sprite with annotation)
     
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    its a token /jetton 16 th century
     
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    wrcmad Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    CK beat me to it :)
     
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    Hi Austacker, it should be a French 1600s' jeton. Nice find. not a bad condition for an ancient coin:)
     
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  7. Austacker

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    Awesome guys thanks heaps. Not valuable but certainly my oldest coin. I can now label it and file it away :D
     
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    Ok I have another one. Same again any help ?

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    Captain Kookaburra Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Its the original 'Fortuna'. :)

    PAMP eat your heart out ...

    (Previous coin obviously ... Ya gotta be quick!)
     
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